Archaeological Department to renovate the 9th century Stepwell in Pali

Jaipur: The Archaeological Department and Museum (DAM) has decided to renovate Stepwell five fifth floor of the 9th century which is proud of returning to the Chauhasty Dynasty (800-1300 m), who ruled Sojat in Pali.
After the campaign by the villagers, teams from Jodhpur and Jaipur, who examined the site located in the village of Savrad in the city of Sojat near the Ramdev Temple on Monday, stated the attention and an urgent action to protect the destroyed structure.
Stepwell architecture is expected to be much older than those found in Merta (Nagaur) and Chand Baori – Abhaneri (Dausa).
“The five-story structure is built in a unique rajput style with local god-idols placed on each floor called Toran Dwar.
The first four floors are divided into three parts.
This is a classic example of a very decorated well that is intended to show off excellence Architecture, “said Imran Ali, Dam Supervisor, Jodhpur Circle.
According to inspection, the building is divided into five parts to accurately calculate the volume of water filled in wells.
Officials have calculated high, width and samples collected from the structure to present their case for renovations.
Locally available red stones have been used in construction and carvings carried out using geometric skills.
Other officials claim that the structure is not in its original form because it seems renovated more than once with the availability of different construction materials.
Chandra Shekhar Sharma, a professor of history, Meera Girls College in Udaipur, is also an expert in the Kingdom of Chauhan, said “The structure gave the golden era of the chauhan kings who had the habit of leaving their abidless, cultural and religious architecture even in a very common structure .
Fortunately, the well was still preserved because of its proximity to the ancient temples, if not, it will be buried as many architectural wonders of others.
“He found an inscription that contains the details of the structure may still exist on rocks or walls of the building, which is very important to track The time line and origin.
However, local residents claimed the structure of nine floors while the officer only found a five-story building.
The priest from the local temple, Manak Prajapath told Tii, “I have seen the building divided into nine parts with sometimes water filled up for almost four months a year.
We have campaigned for years to declare the site as a protection, What now seems to happen.
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